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# Laura Tillett

Former works World Karting Championship competitor and Formula Renault competitor.

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.lauratillett.com/blog/)
- [Come Back To Karting](https://www.lauratillett.com/come-back-to-karting/) - 2017 is an exciting time as it see's Laura's big come back to kart racing. After being out from behind the wheel for almost a year, Laura has the opportunity to compete in some big races for 2017 and also alongside her brother Archie. Laura started her 2017 racing competing on the competitive grid of
- [MRF Challenge 2015 Round 2 Bahrain](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-challenge-2016-round-2-bahrain/) - The second round of the MRF in Bahrain came around not long after the first round in Abu Dhabi, this time the MRF cars would be running alongside and supporting the WEC, GP2 and GP3 series. After visiting this circuit before, hopes were high for a good result. After seeing the program, track time was
- [MRF Round 3 in Dubai, a great end to 2015.](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-round-3-in-dubai-a-great-end-to-2015/) - From never driving the Dubai circuit before and only being able to look at videos on youtube, Laura did amazingly when she went out for the first practise of two, setting a time to put her 11th overall which was a great start to the weekend. "The car felt good and I really liked the
- [MRF Challenge 2015, round one Abu Dhabi ](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-challenge-2015-round-one-abu-dhabi/) - Back for another year in the MRF Challenge, Laura was looking forward to getting out on the Abu Dhabi circuit and drive the 2.0 Renault backed single seater again. Laura's first round was squeezed into two solid days and with only two practise sessions before qualifying, Laura had to learn quick. The 26 corner circuit
- [Laura's back for the 2015 MRF Challenge ](https://www.lauratillett.com/lauras-back-for-the-2015-mrf-challenge/) - BIG NEWS!!!!! MRF IS BACK IN LAURA'S WINTER DIARY For the last 3 years Laura has competed in the Indian MRF Challenge during the winter period and has always expressed her excitement towards the championship. The MRF Challenge has been a popular series over the last 4 years for drivers coming from all categories to
- [TILLETT ENDS MAIDEN VW CUP SEASON JUST TWO POINTS SHY OF SERIES TOP 15](https://www.lauratillett.com/tillett-ends-maiden-vw-cup-season-just-two-points-shy-of-series-top-15/) - First year saloon car racer Laura Tillett ended a challenging maiden season in the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup a mere two points shy of the championship top 15 at Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday, 13th September, after two battling performances in the season finale. Sittingbourne-based Laura had been hoping to wrap-up her
- [Straight line speed issues limit Tillett's progression at Snetterton](https://www.lauratillett.com/straight-line-speed-issues-limit-tilletts-progression-at-snetterton/) - Laura Tillett’s aim to bounce back strongly from her start-line accident at Brands Hatch three weeks ago was unfortunately pegged-back to some degree at Snetterton 300 Circuit over the weekend, 22nd/23rd August, when straight-line speed issues hampered an otherwise positive outing in the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup. With her VW Golf GTi having been
- [PROMISE-FILLED HOME EVENT AT BRANDS GP TURNED SOUR FOR UNLUCKY LAURA](https://www.lauratillett.com/promise-filled-home-event-at-brands-gp-turned-sour-for-unlucky-laura/) - Laura was fortunate to emerge unscathed from a heavy startline accident during the concluding race of her ‘home’ event at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday, 2nd August, during the latest instalment of the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup season. After a year of terrible luck and a variety of problems out of her
- [European Championships in Kristianstad Sweden, Laura's big come back ](https://www.lauratillett.com/come-back-to-karting-at-the-european-championships-in-kristianstad-sweden/) - What a come back to karting! After watching her brother Archie compete all year in high level karting and the Official European Championships, Laura was dying to get back out on track and do what she did best and race karts. Nerves had been building up for weeks as Laura wasn't sure whether she would
- [Round 4 of the VW Cup Championship 2015 at Spa ](https://www.lauratillett.com/round-4-of-the-vw-cup-championship-2015-at-spa/) - CATALOGUE OF POWER ISSUES LEAD TO DISAPPOINTMENT FOR TILLETT ON SPA DEBUT Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup driver Laura Tillett endured another weekend of frustration during the latest event of the 2015 season at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium – a series of unrelated power issues with her newly built VW Golf GTi spoiling realistic hopes of
- [VW Cup Championship round 3 at Silverstone International ](https://www.lauratillett.com/vw-cup-championship-round-3-at-silverstone-international/) - Laura had been out testing the Monday before the race weekend at Silverstone to learn the International circuit and also get more feel for the car. Along with some onboard coaching from Tony Gilham and a different car, Laura's times and confidence had improved massively throughout the day. Her lap times were looking good enough to
- [Volkswagen Cup Round 2 Rockingham ](https://www.lauratillett.com/volkswagen-cup-round-2-rockingham/) - The first weekend in May Laura was back out in the VW car for her second round of the 2015 VW Cup Championship at Rockingham. What started off a really good weekend, with a consistent drive on the Friday test day ended up with a dissopointing result. Qualifying 17th for race one and 15th for
- [VW Cup, Round 1 at Oulton Park](https://www.lauratillett.com/vw-cup-round-1-at-oulton-park/) - Oulton Park, Round 1 If it wasn't the driving of the young Laura Tillett that caught the attention of the GT crowd throughout the weekend at Oulton park, it was most certainly her sporty black and green Golf GTI car with a the massive decal of her eyes covering the rear wing. Laura improved each
- [2015 Volkswagen Cup Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/2015-volkswagen-cup-championship/) - Signed with Team Hard for the 2015 Volkswagen Cup, Laura is very excited to be back out in the car again and to be competing for a full series. "This will be a different experience from driving the single seaters, I am very much looking forward to racing in saloons with Team Hard." Laura's first
- [MRF Challenge, Final round at Chennai India](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-challenge-final-round-at-chennai-india/) - Laura's goals were set right from the moment of landing in India for the last and final round, she was determined to finish on a high in the MRF Championship. Laura improved massively throughout but felt that her results up till now hadn't shown her true potential in the championship. From the moment of leaving
- [MRF Challenge, Bahrain 2014](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-challenge-bahrain-2015/) - Laura was already into the second round of the MRF Challenge which was held at the Bahrain circuit and supporting the WEC (World Endrance Championship). With Bahrain being one of Laura’s favourite circuit’s to drive and the outstanding atmosphere that the WEC had brought along, Laura had already set herself a goal to achieve a
- [8 months later, Laura drives again](https://www.lauratillett.com/8-months-later-laura-drives-again/) - For the beginning of 2014 Laura competed in the last round of the MRF Challenge, a championship that she really enjoyed competing in over the winter period.Once the last lap was completed at the Chennai Circuit, Laura could only hope that she would be back out in the car very soon after. Unfortunately she struggled
- [Citroen and Benefit's Fast and Fabulous Event](https://www.lauratillett.com/citroen-and-benefits-fast-and-fabulous-event/) - Benefit and Citroen Laura recently took part in the event held by Citroen cars and Benefit make-up, to promote beauty behind the wheel. Laura adds "two of my favourite things, cars and make-up, sounds like a great combination". Laura has been determined to promote herself as a driver who is where she is on solely on talent and not
- [Final round of the MRF Challenge in Chennai](https://www.lauratillett.com/final-round-of-the-mrf-challenge/) - With almost a month since her last outing in the MRF car, Laura was excited to get back out again in Chennai. With nerves and excitement Laura worked hard over the break to prepare for her last time out in the MRF championship. The Chennai circuit proved slightly challenging due to its differences from the
- [Laura Tillett BBC Kent Radio Interview](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-tillett-bbc-kent-radio-interview/)
- [Third Round of the MRF](https://www.lauratillett.com/third-round-of-the-mrf/) - With all the racing compacted into two days, it was looking to be a full and hectic weekend. This did not effect Laura's performance as she receieved some of her best results in the MRF Challenge. Laura was seeing some promising times during practise but due to a difficult qualifying she was positioned 14th for
- [MRF Challenge round 2](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-challenge-round-2/) - After hearing the great news that Laura would be competing in full MRF championship, she was determined to get a head start before the next round in Bahrain. After completing a series of simulator session at both Carlin Motorsport and iZone, Laura felt prepared and ready for the race in Bahrain. Electing to go for
- [MRF Season Press Release ](https://www.lauratillett.com/mrf-season-press-release/) - BRITISH STARLET TILLETT SECURES BACKING FOR FULL MRF CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN Aspiring professional racing driver Laura Tillett is delighted to confirm she will fly the flag for the UK for the remainder of the 2013/2014 MRF Challenge season, having secured vital sponsorship off the back of a strong debut in the FIA-sanctioned single-seater category in India
- [Indian Grand Prix](https://www.lauratillett.com/indian-grand-prix/) - A great achievement in Laura's racing career as she was given the opportunity to compete in the support race of the Indian GP. This was Laura's first time out in a race car for over a year and with a gear box issue throughout the weekend, it didn't hold Laura back from achieving some promising
- [Laura's big come back at the DKM Genk](https://www.lauratillett.com/lauras-big-come-back-at-the-dkm-genk/) - Laura's first outing in 9 months was bound to be difficult, especially as it was in the competitive arena of the DKM championship. Probably the most competitive national KF series in the world. The practice was marred by the terrible weather and an engine blow up, not the best preparation when with a new team.
- [TKART Magazine News](https://www.lauratillett.com/tkart-magazine-news/) - Laura is featured in the September issue of TKart, Italy's most popular karting magazine. Download your version now at mag3.it or download the app from iTunes
- [Big come back](https://www.lauratillett.com/big-come-back/) - Laura will be competing in the German championship in the KF2 class. Racing is takes place at the popular Genk kart track in Belgium on the 12th and 13th October. With many previous great results at the Genk circuit, Laura is looking to come back with an impact. Laura will be competing with team KSM on a
- [Laura's seat in the Caterham F1 car](https://www.lauratillett.com/lauras-seat-in-the-caterham-f1-car/) - Laura was given the opportunity to take the Caterham kart on its first trip out on track. This wasn't any normal track test as Laura drove the newly made Caterham kart next to the Caterham F1 car in Magny-Cours in France. Laura quotes "it was an amazing experience to be driving the kart on track
- [Tillett Welcomes Clic Sargent Youngsters To Donington](https://www.lauratillett.com/tillett-welcomes-clic-sargent-youngsters-to-donington/) - Laura Tillett welcomed an inspirational group of race goers from CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading cancer charity for children and young people, to Donington Park on Sunday, 19th August, where the 21-year-old was in action in the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship. As part of her support for the incredible work done by CLIC Sargent,
- [Laura Tillett Racing Driver- New suit](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-tillett-racing-driver-new-suit/)
- [Laura Tillett Racing Driver- Formula One](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-tillett-racing-driver/)
- [Laura Tillett Racing Driver -Puma](https://www.lauratillett.com/543/)
- [Laura Tillett Racing Driver- Helmet ](https://www.lauratillett.com/546/)
- [Laura Tillett Racing Driver-Formula Renault driver ](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-tillett-racing-driver-formula-renault-driver/)
- [Slideshow Gallery 2](https://www.lauratillett.com/slideshow-gallery-2/)
- [Slideshow](https://www.lauratillett.com/slideshow/)
- [Slideshow Gallery 4](https://www.lauratillett.com/slideshow-gallery-4/)
- [Slideshow Gallery](https://www.lauratillett.com/slideshow-gallery/)
- [Slideshow Gallery 5](https://www.lauratillett.com/slideshow-gallery-5/)
- [Laura Tillett](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-tillett/)
- [Tillett To Pursue F1 Dream After Signing Formula Renault Barc Deal](https://www.lauratillett.com/tillett-to-pursue-f1-dream-after-signing-formula-renault-barc-deal/) - Laura Tillett, one of the hottest young prospects in UK motorsport, will make her car racing debut in the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship this year having chosen to pursue a career path in single-seaters – with the ultimate goal of climbing the ladder all the way to Formula One. West Malling-based Laura, unquestionably one
- [The much anticipated Thruxton track proved to be a disaster for Laura this weekend](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-much-anticipated-thruxton-track-proved-to-be-a-disaster-for-laura-this-weekend/) - The meeting was held as a one day event with only 15 minutes practice on the morning before the race. Laura felt quite confident and after practice she went out to qualifying feeling positive and fairly upbeat. She was one of the last drivers to go out, and was winding up to putting in one
- [Racing at Last](https://www.lauratillett.com/racing-at-last/) - Laura finally started racing in late 2002, at the age of 11. She raced in the Cadet class for drivers aged from 8 to 12 and then after completing her Cadet novice races in 2003, she changed to the more powerful Mini Max class for drivers aged 11 to 13. After winning Buckmore Parks “Most
- [The Driver](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-driver/) - Eighteen year old Laura Tillett is the daughter of renowned kart seat manufacturer Steve Tillett. Laura has been a constant fan of Motorsport from the first day she watched her father competing in the British Formula “A” Kart Racing Championships during the early 90’s. After a whole year of resistance from mum Martine, Laura was
- [Laura meets Nigel Mansell](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-meets-nigel-mansell/) - Nigel Mansell visits Tillett Racing Seats for a personalised seat fitting.
- [150 drivers in KF2 and Laura finishes 18th in the repecharge of the 14th Winter Cup in Garda Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/150-drivers-in-kf2-and-laura-finishes-18th-in-the-repecharge-of-the-14th-winter-cup-in-garda-italy/) - Laura qualified straight into the Semi finals in 16th place but with only 11 drivers going through to the main 34 kart final it was always going to be tough. She was pushed to the back and came through to 13th only to loose out in the bedlam caused by the fight for the final
- [Laura finishes 11th in the 1st final of the PF round of the Super 1 KF2 Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-11th-in-the-1st-final-of-the-pf-round-of-the-super-1-kf2-championship/) - After a fine 11th from 25th on the grid and a fantastic start seeing her move into 5th in the 2nd final, a mistimed overtaking attempt by another driver takes Laura out of the race hurting her arm.
- [Laura finishes 20th in the repecharge of the Caselletto round of the WSK Championship in Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-20th-in-the-repecharge-of-the-caselletto-round-of-the-wsk-championship-in-italy/) - Motor problems in the heats put pay to any thoughts of making the finals directly although a good performance in the wet coming 12th from the very back of the grid helped her confidence when it was wet for the repecharge. Unfortunately Laura was knocked off from behind when in a good position loosing any
- [A difficult Rowrah Super one](https://www.lauratillett.com/a-difficult-rowrah-super-one/) - A good start saw Laura up to 7th but a strange lack of speed from the equipment meant that it could not be sustained and she slipped back to 13th.
- [British Super One KF2 Championship Whilton Mill](https://www.lauratillett.com/british-super-one-kf2-championship-whilton-mill/) - Laura's fastest engine seized in practice but she still managed a creditable 6th place from 18th on the grid. Laura is 11th in the British Championship using her Gillard TM equipment.
- [Laura finishes 25th at the Macau World Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-25th-at-the-macau-world-championship/) - Laura was the first British female to ever compete in the World Championship of the premier class of karting and she made it through to the final in conditions that were anything but easy. The track was breaking up, which caused everyone a headache with set up as the track was constantly changing. In qualifying
- [11th place in the Copa di Campeones in Vendrell Spain](https://www.lauratillett.com/11th-place-in-the-copa-di-campeones-in-vendrell-spain/) - After getting a bent axle in the pre final Laura came from the rear of the grid to 11th in this the final big race of the year.
- [Photo shoot at Buckmore Park kart circuit](https://www.lauratillett.com/photo-shoot-at-buckmore-park-kart-circuit/) - Laura has spent this morning posing for the national press. The story that the pink helmet just had to go, to help stop the rear end attacks by the boys, has ended up in the Metro and we hope that other publicity will come from the great photo's that were taken by the other main
- [The 15th Winter Cup at Garda Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-15th-winter-cup-at-garda-italy/) - Things were looking up for Laura in practice, She was fast and quickly at ease with the new equipment. A sparkplug malfunction after half a lap in qualifying forced Laura to start from the back of the grid for the two heats. She made 28th grid in the pre final, made her way through the pack up
- [Laura poses for George Bamford](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-poses-for-george-bamford/) - Laura is selected for a book project by one of the countries top photographers.
- [Laura has a go in an RF82](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-has-a-go-in-an-rf82/) - Laura tests an old race car around Brands.
- [An amazing performance at the second round of the WSK](https://www.lauratillett.com/an-amazing-performance-at-the-second-round-of-the-wsk/) - All through practice and qualifying Laura was setting some of the quickest lap times amongst the best kart racers in the world. In qualifying she made grid 7 which put her into Superpole for the top 12 drivers. After three excellent heats Laura put her kart on grid three for the pre final. She then
- [Another fantastic result at Zuera in Spain](https://www.lauratillett.com/another-fantastic-result-at-zuera-in-spain/) - Laura made the Superpole top 12 again for the second WSK race in succession and after three tough heats had grid 8 for the pre final. At one stage she ran as high as 5th in the pre final, only to get knocked off the track by someone she had already overtaken. In the final
- [Sarno WSK Euro series round 5](https://www.lauratillett.com/sarno-wsk-euro-series-round-5/) - After having a motor blow up in the heats it was going to be a tough race from grid 15 but Laura survived the intense competition and got to 13th in the pre final. She finished a creditable 9th in the main final. She finishes 11th overall in the Super KF WSK Euro Championship.
- [Henry's Headway Challenge](https://www.lauratillett.com/henrys-headway-challenge-2/) - Laura joins Johnny Herbert, Barry McGiugan, Andy Stapley and Josh Webster in the Buckmore Old Boys 1 team at a Club 100 charity race. The race was organised by John Surtees to remember his son Henry Surtees and raise money for the Headway brain injury charity. A great time was had by all and the
- [5 days testing in Sardinia Italy with CRG](https://www.lauratillett.com/5-days-testing-in-sardinia-italy-with-crg/) - Laura instantly felt comfortable driving the new CRG Maxter and thoroughly enjoyed her weeks testing with the team despite the cold and wet weather which was the worse in the region for years.
- [The Macau Cup SKF](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-macau-cup-skf/) - A broken wiring loom caused her kart to not start in the pre final so Laura had to start from the rear of the main final. After a good start she was hit by a driver coming sideways out of a crash putting her to the back but she rejoined from the rear and had
- [WSK Euro series Sarno Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-euro-series-sarno-italy/) - A new WSK KF1 format meant having two separate finals, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. The meeting started well with Laura qualifying ahead of her 4 other CRG team mates. Then in the first heat her rear bumper was smashed off causing her to come in for a mechanical problem, then an almightily
- [WSK Euro series La Conca Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-euro-series-la-conca-italy/) - La Conca was the first race for many years that had large amounts of rubber deposited on the track. This situation is rare nowadays as the tyres do not seem to coat the track anymore. However a combination of a painted track and many days of hot sunny weather combined to make conditions that were
- [World Championships Zuera - A Lap of Zuera with Laura Tillett](https://www.lauratillett.com/world-championships-zuera-a-lap-of-zuera-with-laura-tillett/) - Practice the week before saw Laura testing with help from family friend Terry Fullerton. Terry is one of the best driver coaches in the world and Laura really benefited from his advice. This race saw Glenn Keyaert take over the mechanicing from Peppo and Laura would like to thank Peppo for his work during the
- [World Championships at Wakersdorf ](https://www.lauratillett.com/world-championships-at-wakersdorf/) - The first round of the World Championship at Wakersdorf saw rain appear just as Laura took to the track for qualifying on slicks this put at the rear of the grid and the results below just show how tough it was to get through in this high caliber race. Day one Race one 27th Race
- [WSK Euro series Portimao Portugal](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-euro-series-portimao-portugal/) - Portimao finished with a 16th in the first final and a 20th in the second. Technical difficulties hampered the results, which is disappointing when there is so much speed in the chassis and effort put in by everyone in the team.
- [CIK FIA World Championships Sarno](https://www.lauratillett.com/cik-fia-world-championships-sarno/) - Sarno was a difficult race with very few highlights. In the final race she was knocked off and had to circulate at the back for most of the race.
- [Laura drives the Williams F1 simulator](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-drives-the-williams-f1-simulator/) - Laura would like to thank Williams Grand Prix for the opportunity to drive this incredible simulator. She drove the simulator for 4 12 lap sessions.
- [WSK round 3 Zuera](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-round-3-zuera/) - Once again Laura was at the top of the time sheets, nearly always in the top 6. Qualifying went very well with a 4th best time. In Superpole she came in 6th. A good start in race one saw Laura up to 5th only to be smashed off the circuit by the same driver who
- [CIK FIA World Championships Genk](https://www.lauratillett.com/cik-fia-world-championships-genk/) - At this race Laura there were high hopes for a good performance after Zuera where mechanical issues prevented a top ten finish. Along with mechanic Glenn, Laura had additional driver coaching from ex World Champion Terry Fullerton. Terry is vastly experienced and there is always something a driver can learn when he is around. The
- [The CIK Macau Grand Prix end of season race ](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-cik-macau-grand-prix-end-of-season-race/) - Laura was unfortunate to get a flat tyre in the pre-final so she had to start from the back of the grid. She eventually came through to 7th in the main 25 lap race. A big thank you to CRG for their support in 2011.
- [Going for a test in a Formula Ford ](https://www.lauratillett.com/going-for-a-test-in-a-formula-ford/) - Laura gets a taste of Formula Ford for the first time.
- [Staring role on the CIK poster ](https://www.lauratillett.com/staring-role-on-the-cik-poster/) - Laura's picture of her driving the Tonykart in last years race is all over Macau as she begins her campaign in China aiming to finish the year on a high.
- [Testing a Clio Cup car for the first time - The press release](https://www.lauratillett.com/testing-a-clio-cup-car-for-the-first-time-the-press-release/) - A rising motorsport star Laura Tillett made an impressive and highly encouraging test debut at the wheel of a Renault Clio Cup race car at a rain-hit Brands Hatch on Tuesday, 24th January – so much so, the 20-year-old is now focusing her efforts on securing a 2012 race deal in the championship. Driving a
- [Henry Surtees Brooklands team challenge](https://www.lauratillett.com/henry-surtees-brooklands-team-challenge/) - Laura attended a wonderful event this week, the Henry Surtees Brooklands Team Challenge. This was a charity kart event held at Mercedes-Benz World in aid of the Kent and Surrey Air Ambulance Trust and the Henry Surtees Foundation. The event was filmed by Sky F1 and will appear on the channel along side of the
- [Laura gives up her CRG drive to persue a car racing career](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-gives-up-her-crg-drive-to-persue-a-car-racing-career/) - Laura would like to thank CRG for their valuable support during 2011. CRG was a warm and friendly team and she enjoyed being with them immensely. Although this is sad she has now decided that the time is right to try the move into cars.
- [Laura completed another round of the BARC Renault Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-completed-another-round-of-the-barc-renault-championship/) - Unfortunately the weather wasn't so good for the qualifine but when the racing got started she feels as though she made good progress on her confidence and racing the car. She was really excited to get back out in her car again. "Driving the car isn't as easy as it looks and it has defiantly
- [Laura finishes 11th in the repecharge at the first round of the WSK championship in La Conca Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-11th-in-the-repecharge-at-the-first-round-of-the-wsk-championship-in-la-conca-italy/) - For the first time Laura raced against 79 of the Worlds' best KF2 drivers, After an eventful and chaotic race where she lost 10 places in one incident, she came through to 11th from 20th on the grid missing out on the 34 kart final by just 5 places.
- [Laura finishes 20th in the repecharge of the Sarno round of the WSK Championship in Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-20th-in-the-repecharge-of-the-sarno-round-of-the-wsk-championship-in-italy/) - With testing totally wet, the first time Laura had a lap on a dry track Sarno was the first heat, she came from the back to 16th and despite a huge crash in the third heat was looking strong and moving forward in all the races. Then on Sunday Laura, and mechanic Dean Panrucker were
- [Laura qualifies 5th out of 60 drivers in the KF2 Western region European Championship Qualifying event](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-qualifies-5th-out-of-60-drivers-in-the-kf2-western-region-european-championship-qualifying-event/) - Will the luck never change? After qualifying 1st in group in the time trials and getting 5th grid after the 4 heats, Laura was expected to qualify for the finals with ease. Unfortunately a kart flying through the air struck Laura from behind and put her out of the first final. Starting 32nd on the
- [Laura finishes 6th in the final of the Shennington round of the Super 1 KF2 Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-finishes-6th-in-the-final-of-the-shennington-round-of-the-super-1-kf2-championship/) - A grid position of 6 after qualifying and an eventful pre final which saw Laura knocked back from 8th to 22nd was culminated with a fine performance back through to 11th and an equal fastest lap. The main final was less eventful and Laura passed a few drivers to move up to 6th but was
- [WSK at Genk in Belgium](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-at-genk-in-belgium/) - Laura's speed was back at Genk and with both the new kart and Parilla engine performing well she qualified 5th in group and ahead of the eventual winner of the meeting. Various incidents put her out of contention as the first corner of every race seemed impossible to negotiate without the driver behind using her
- [WSK at Salbris France](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-at-salbris-france/) - Laura makes it to the final of a WSK event for the first time.
- [Laura races in the SKF class in Essay, France](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-races-in-the-skf-class-in-essay-france/) - In the World's top karting class a spirited drive in race one saw Laura comfortably in 10th until the very last lap when the engine blew up. She was still classified 14th which was a point scoring position and therefore classified here overall as 24th. In race two her back bumper was rammed into her
- [British Super One KF2 Championship Nutts Corner](https://www.lauratillett.com/british-super-one-kf2-championship-nutts-corner/) - Over to Northern Ireland for this one where a hovercraft would have been a more suitable vehicle, we spent the whole meeting wading around in 2 inches of water. Laura achieved 6th place on the grid and after a dry, wet, dry, wet final on slicks she came away 9th. Then the heavens opened up
- [British Super One KF2 Championship Larkhall](https://www.lauratillett.com/british-super-one-kf2-championship-larkhall/) - Starting on grid of 7th of Final 1, she was knocked back to 16th but came back through to 11th and she was only three 100ths off of setting the fastest lap. The start of Final 2 lasted only 1 lap as another driver buried her into the fence with a move that earned him
- [WSK Championship round 6 at Zuera in Spain](https://www.lauratillett.com/wsk-championship-round-6-at-zuera-in-spain/) - Laura is getting quicker at every European event and qualified on grid 16 for the pre final, finishing the main final in 12th. this was here best result of the year and shows that she has become one of the fastest drivers in the country.
- [11th in the British S1 KF2 championships](https://www.lauratillett.com/11th-in-the-british-s1-kf2-championships/) - Fulbeck was the last round and after getting a 5th grid for the pre final hopes were high for a good result. The reeds broke on the roll up lap and she was unable to take the start. In the main final she got up to 7th from the back and the engine broke again.
- [21th place at the KF2 WSK Championship in Lonato](https://www.lauratillett.com/21th-place-at-the-kf2-wsk-championship-in-lonato/) - Although on the pace again, two of the 4 heats were spoilt by being knocked off at the start, so the final was going to be difficult to make with 70 drivers entered. She was unlucky enough to be pole in the repecharge but a great drive saw Laura in a comfortable 2nd. Despite a
- [Laura appears on BBC South East and live on Radio Kent](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-appears-on-bbc-south-east-and-live-on-radio-kent/) - A feature about Laura's kart racing career appeared on the BBC today. Showing her driving around Buckmore and being interviewed. She also had a live interview broadcast on BBC Radio Kent. BBC
- [Laura has a feature in the Metro Magazine and an interview broadcast on Radio 5 live](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-has-a-feature-in-the-metro-magazine-and-an-interview-broadcast-on-radio-5-live/) - After appearing in the Metro Magazine, a number of magazines and Radio 5 live contact Laura for her story. Metro article
- [Laura meets Jenson Button at the Autosport Awards](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-meets-jenson-button-at-the-autosport-awards/) - Jenson presents Laura with the 11th place award won at the Super 1 Championship. Laura was also a nominee for the Gold Star award by the BWRDC.
- [A new team for European Super KF racing in 2010](https://www.lauratillett.com/a-new-team-for-european-super-kf-racing-in-2010/) - Regretfully Laura is to leave PDB in 2010 as she wants to keep her association with her UK team manager Dean Panrucker and the Millennium Motorsport's team. Because of this she is to switch to the Tonykart chassis and she will also use the GFR TM engines as used in the UK events last year.
- [Laura is the joint winner of the BWRDC Helen Spence Trophy ](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-is-the-joint-winner-of-the-bwrdc-helen-spence-trophy/)
- [The 1st round of the WSK at La Conca in Italy](https://www.lauratillett.com/the-1st-round-of-the-wsk-at-la-conca-in-italy/) - Quick all week Laura was constantly upsetting some of the established works drivers at La Conca. After getting a 15th grid in the final a typical karting fist corner pile up took her out in the first race but she recovered to 17th in the second final.
- [Laura appears in an article in Kent Life Magazine](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-appears-in-an-article-in-kent-life-magazine/) - Laura's story is used as a feature in Kent Life's "Young Guns" monthly article.
- [Major News! - Laura is to drive for the works Tonykart Junior Team](https://www.lauratillett.com/major-news-laura-is-to-drive-for-the-works-tonykart-junior-team/) - Tonykart are one of the most professional team in the world of karting so to be offered the chance to drive for them is a real honour. Laura now has that chance and this has created an enormous amount of excitement in the family. This of course means leaving Dean Panrucker's Millennium Motorsport team and
- [Genk WSK round 4](https://www.lauratillett.com/genk-wsk-round-4/) - The Tonykart Junior team and Vortex engines gave Laura the equipment necessary to be competitive and she was looking forward to another good finish after gaining 10th grid for the pre final. However, before the start of the race another driver swerved violently smashing Laura off the track. She rejoined 100 meters behind the 31
- [Henry's Headway Challenge Monday 12th July 2010 at Buckmore Park](https://www.lauratillett.com/henrys-headway-challenge-monday-12th-july-2010-at-buckmore-park/) - Laura is to partner Johnny Herbert in the charity meeting organised to celebrate Henry Surtees life. Henry and Laura used to race together at Buckmore Park and John Surtees helped Laura enormously when she first started. The charity that will benefit from this event is the Headway brain injury charity.
- [Portimao WSK World series round 1](https://www.lauratillett.com/portimao-wsk-world-series-round-1/) - Portimao saw her first SKF race that actually could be described as having hot weather. Starting from from 12th the pre final all started well with Laura moving up the field and setting the 4th quickest time of the race. Unfortunately a front tyre destroyed itself as it overheated and she went back to 11th.
- [Milville USA WSK World series round 2](https://www.lauratillett.com/milville-usa-wsk-world-series-round-2/) - New Jersey Motorsport Park was a race to forget. 14th was all she could manage as the problems in the setup could not be overcome. Bring on the next race!
- [Laura misses the World Championship](https://www.lauratillett.com/laura-misses-the-world-championship/) - Laura is unable to race at the World Championship, due to CIK qualification regulations that disallowed most of the Super KF drivers from competing. 3 months is a long time to be out of a kart so Laura has been concentrating on her fitness ready for the next race in Egypt. http://twitter.com/properformance_/status/25197289802
- [World Series round 3 Sharm El Sheikh](https://www.lauratillett.com/world-series-round-3-sharm-el-sheikh/) - A hot and dusty Ghibili Raceway caused many engines to take in grit through the air filters as everyone went off line in the first heat. Laura was up to 4th in this race but her best engine blew up and she stopped 2 laps from the end. In the final Laura was taken off
- [Thank You](https://www.lauratillett.com/thank-you/) - Laura would like to thank Roberto Robazzi and Junior team manager Paul Spencer for the opportunity to race for Tonykart during 2010. She would also like to thank her mechanic Alex Barten who has been fantastic, as were Guy De Nies and Neil Colonel who also did one race each. She is now looking forward
- [New Team for 2011](https://www.lauratillett.com/new-team-for-2011/) - Laura Tillett is to compete for the CRG factory team in the 2011 season. Racing in the KF1 World and WSK Championships she will be driving CRG karts and Maxter engines.
- [Final round of World Championships at Suzuka](https://www.lauratillett.com/final-round-of-world-championships-at-suzuka/) - Unfortunately CRG are not now taking their team to the last round of the Word Championships in Japan.
- [Henry's Headway Challenge](https://www.lauratillett.com/henrys-headway-challenge/) - Laura competed in the charity race at Buckmore Park, organised by John Surtees.It featured many of the countries leading young motorsport stars, using the popular Club 100 karts. Laura was instantly in the B final after being fractionally underweight in qualifying. She forced her way through to third in the race but was too far

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